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Luweero Diocese gets new bishop
Premier Ruhakana Rugunda (L) hands over number plates of a car donated by President Museveni to Eridard Nsubuga Kironde, the new Anglican bishop of Luweero Diocese, as his wife looks on at St Mark Cathedral yesterday. Photo by DAN WANDERA
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The Rev Can Eridard Nsubuga Kironde has been consecrated as third Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Luweero
LUWEERO. The Rev Can Eridard Nsubuga Kironde has been consecrated as third Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Luweero.
Bishop Nsubuga succeeds Bishop Evan Mukasa Kisekka who retired early this year after clocking the mandatory retirement age of 65.
Archbishop of the Church of Uganda Stanley Ntagali presided over the installation ceremony at St Mark Cathedral in Luweero town yesterday.
The retired Bishop of West Buganda Diocese, Kefa Kamya, who delivered the day’s sermon, said the office of the clergy was a call from God and required dedication and prayer.
“We have many pastors who have been called to preach the word of God but when you critically look at their respective work, they are not pastors. The same goes to government officials in their different capacities,” retired Bishop Kamya told the new bishop.
Bishop Kamya appealed to Bishop Nsubuga to live a prayerful life. “We all live in a world of challenges but through prayer, we have come out as victors in all these challenges.”
The Prime Minister, Dr Ruhakana Rugunda, who represented President Museveni, urged the Church to continue empowering the community through the social- economic arm on top of the evangelism.
“The Church is our ally in many development programmes. Through the different outreach programmes, including health, education that the Church is undertaking in the different parts of the country, our people will be able to live a better life,” Dr Rugunda said.
“We continue appealing to you as the Church to remind our people on the need to work hard and fight poverty through the different Government projects,” he added.
Archbishop Ntagali said the Church was in partnership with the office of the Prime Minister in promoting agro-economics.
The Archbishop said the recent development projects, including the Church House has reminded the Church that everything is possible through unity and hard work.
“We have now discovered that the Church is not poor but we have lagged behind due to a poor mind set which we must fight. Remain united and work for the development of the diocese,” Archbishop Ntagali said.
